Spinning-ring carrier



T. WHITEHEAD.

SPINNING RING CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, I92].

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

T. WHITEHEAD.

SPINNING RING CARRIER. I

AP PLICATIONIILED APR-15,1921- Pa t'e nted Dec. 6, 1921.

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Patented Dec. 192.1.

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Ill/11f)!!! TATE UNITED THOMAS WHITEHEAD, OF BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND.

SPINNING-RING CARRIER.

its eou ilent (hereinafter referred to as ti er) carrying at its upper end a- "aveler the said tube and spindle be n (hit on different speeds by separate whirls from any convenient source of driving power.

In apparatus of this class the carrier and the sleeve or whirl which drives it are constructed in one niece or are rigidly and pernianently connected together and unless great accuracy of construction is maintained the carrier does not run concentrically with the sleeve or whirl and undesirable vibration is setup.

The chief object of this invention is to simplify and cheapen the cost of production of the apparatus and also to insure accuracy and the concentricity of running with freedom from vibration.

According to this invention instead of the carrier being constructed in a piece with or permanently fixed to the sleeve or whirl which drives it, it is detachably connected with such sleeve and is advanta eously constructed from wood, aluminium, or compressed paper with steel rings attached to its upper and lower ends. This connection is advantageously made in such manner that when the carrier is rotated at its ordinary working speed it will automatically take up a vertical position like a top under the action of centripetal force and run steadily and without vibration.

In order that the said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect the same is described with reference to the diagrammatic drawings in which Figure l is a vertical section of a carrier and sleeve constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of thesleeve.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 15, 1921.

Patented Dec. 6, 1921. Serial No. 461,485.

Fig. 9 is a vertical section of a carrier and sieeve, with the carrier making a frictional nt upon a tapered portion of the sleeve.

10 is a vertical section of the sleeve and Fig. 11 is a similar view of the carrier.

indicates the spindle, B the carrier, 0 the sleeve and D the traveler.

The carrier B is advantageously made of wood, aluminium or compressed paper with steel rings Z) Z2 attached to its upper and lower ends by being spun over collars b termed on the carrier. Such rings may, however, be attached to the carrier in any other suitable manner or if desired the carrier may be constructed from steeltubing, or from cast iron, malleable iron or steel bored and turned. The former however, are preferable on account of lightness and cheapness. The upper steel ring Z) is formed with a race I)" for the traveler D to run upon. In the example shown in Figs. 1 to 3 the upper end of the sleeve C is formed with a collar 0 provided with two driving pins 0 The ring is shaped to fit loosely over the collar 0 and is formed at opposite sides with bayonet or T slots Fig. 3 to engage the pins 0 and form a driving connection therewith. In the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 a portion 0 of the collar 0 is rounded or barrel shaped to engage a correspondingly recessed portion 5 in the ring 5 This portion of the ring is slotted at intervals as shown in Fig. 6 to enable it to be forced over the barrel shaped portion 0 In this modification the slotted portions of the ring act as a spring clip and may either be driven from the sleeve C by friction, or by one or more pins 0 The construction shown in Figs. 7 and 8.is substantially the same as that shown in Figs. 5 and 6 with the exception that the spring clip 6 occu-' pies a position within the carrier B which is recessed at b to allow the clip to open out. The top of the clip is flanged inwardly at b to limit the downwardmovement of the carrier.

In the modification shown in Figs. 9 to 11 the portion 0 of the sleeve is made slightly tapered to fit a slightly tapered ferrule b in the carrier B and the sleeve is shown mounted in a self alining ball bearing D. If desired however the sleeve may be mounted in a plain bearing and its upper end only may en age the spindle as shown in Fig. 1. The se f alining ball hearing may also be used in connection with the sleeve and carrier shown in Fi 1.

By the invention escribed the difficulty of constructing a carrier and sleeve in one piece with sufiicient accuracy to insure true concentricity of running is avoided, the cost of manufacture is greatly reduced and a much lighter carrier can be used.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. The combination, with'a revoluble driving sleeve having an enlar ement at its up per end, of a carrier provided with a race for a traveler at its upper end, and a reinforcing ring secured to the lower end of a the carrier and provided with means for placing it into and out of driving engage upper end and a driving pin which projects laterally from the enlargement, of a carrier provided with a race for a traveler at its upper end, and a reinforcing ring secured to the lower end of the carrier and provided with a slotted spring clip for engaging disengageably with the saidenlargement and p r a .In testimony whereof I afiiX my slgnature.

THOMAS WHVITEHEAD; 

